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Looking At A Bigger Mill
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I've been very temped to put a deposit down on one of these for some time now. The next scheduled delivery to Precision Matthews is in June or July. With shipping it would be about $5800. 20% down now and the rest once they arrived and were ready to ship out.

http://www.machinetoolonline.com/PM-935H...Mills.html

I like the size and it gets very good reviews. It would be a huge step up from my Enco RF-45 clone dovetail column mill.

I just ran across this one from Grizzly and it would end up being about $5100 with shipping. There are none currently in stock but if I place an order they would not charge me until it shipped.

http://www.grizzly.com/products/9-X-49-V...-DRO/G0796

It's a new mill for Grizzly so no reviews available yet but it would also be a huge step up from my Enco mill.

Some of the pluses for the Precision Matthews:
  • High Grade Meehanite Castings
  • Turcite B way material for smoother table movements
  • Hardened and Ground table and way surfaces
  • High Precision Spindle with +/- .0001” or less runout for greater tool life and accuracy
  • Balanced pulleys in head for smooth and quiet operation
  • The Quill is Precision Ground, then Hard Chrome Plated for longer life
  • Made in Taiwan
  • Longest in class 5 YEAR WARRANTY against defective parts, including electrical

Some bullet points for the Grizzly:
  • 2-Axis DRO
  • Longitudinal power feed
  • Hardened and ground table surface
  • Chrome-plated precision-ground quill
  • Made in China
  • 1 year warranty

The Grizzly has the DRO and the X power feed and lower price. The Precision Matthews has the better materials and the longer warranty but is more expensive. This mill will be the last mill I purchase in preparation for retirement so I want to make a wise decision.

I know some of you are going to say I could get some good old American iron for that amount of money but I have no interest in getting a used mill. I just don't have the patience Darren has when it comes to refurbishing machinery.  Smile

I'm just thinking out loud here and am curious as to other peoples thoughts on this. In the end, I'll do what I think is best for my situation but it doesn't hurt to consider what others think.

Ed
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Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 04-30-2015, 08:32 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 04-30-2015, 08:47 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Vinny - 04-30-2015, 08:51 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by f350ca - 04-30-2015, 09:06 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Mayhem - 04-30-2015, 09:35 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by TomG - 04-30-2015, 11:27 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by PixMan - 05-01-2015, 05:37 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by stevec - 05-01-2015, 06:49 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 05-01-2015, 10:28 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by stevec - 05-01-2015, 06:30 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 05-01-2015, 06:56 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Mayhem - 05-01-2015, 06:57 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by DaveH - 05-01-2015, 08:56 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 05-01-2015, 10:21 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Mayhem - 05-01-2015, 11:05 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 05-01-2015, 11:14 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Highpower - 05-01-2015, 11:54 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 05-01-2015, 12:00 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 05-01-2015, 01:30 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Highpower - 05-01-2015, 05:52 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by f350ca - 05-01-2015, 04:16 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 05-01-2015, 05:38 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Vinny - 05-01-2015, 04:41 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Highpower - 05-01-2015, 05:35 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 05-01-2015, 05:40 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 05-01-2015, 05:59 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by f350ca - 05-01-2015, 07:39 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Vinny - 05-01-2015, 06:10 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Vinny - 05-01-2015, 06:54 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Vinny - 05-01-2015, 06:59 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by PixMan - 05-01-2015, 07:04 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Highpower - 05-02-2015, 11:26 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 05-06-2015, 07:59 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by TomG - 05-06-2015, 09:51 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 05-06-2015, 10:20 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Mayhem - 05-06-2015, 10:24 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 05-06-2015, 11:26 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by TomG - 05-06-2015, 11:05 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 05-06-2015, 11:28 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by PixMan - 05-06-2015, 11:38 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 05-06-2015, 11:44 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by PixMan - 05-06-2015, 12:17 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Mayhem - 05-06-2015, 12:18 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 05-06-2015, 12:47 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by PixMan - 05-06-2015, 01:58 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 05-06-2015, 04:33 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Mayhem - 05-06-2015, 05:16 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Dr Stan - 05-06-2015, 10:54 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 05-08-2015, 06:12 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Vinny - 05-08-2015, 06:32 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 05-08-2015, 07:26 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Vinny - 05-09-2015, 03:03 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Sunset Machine - 05-09-2015, 08:18 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 05-09-2015, 08:52 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Mayhem - 05-09-2015, 08:39 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Sunset Machine - 05-10-2015, 08:24 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by DaveH - 06-03-2015, 08:55 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Vinny - 06-03-2015, 09:26 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 06-04-2015, 05:20 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Charles Spencer - 06-04-2015, 10:30 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Vinny - 06-04-2015, 03:55 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by PixMan - 06-05-2015, 05:55 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Charles Spencer - 06-06-2015, 03:48 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by zmotorsports - 06-11-2015, 02:07 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 06-11-2015, 04:49 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by DaveH - 06-11-2015, 06:53 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 06-11-2015, 06:57 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by PixMan - 06-11-2015, 09:29 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Mayhem - 06-12-2015, 05:42 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by zmotorsports - 06-12-2015, 09:22 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by DaveH - 06-12-2015, 12:55 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by zmotorsports - 06-12-2015, 02:29 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by dallen - 06-12-2015, 02:33 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by zmotorsports - 06-12-2015, 02:34 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Mayhem - 06-12-2015, 07:27 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by zmotorsports - 06-12-2015, 09:21 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 06-12-2015, 11:02 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by zmotorsports - 06-13-2015, 08:27 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by dallen - 06-13-2015, 08:02 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 06-13-2015, 09:14 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by DaveH - 06-13-2015, 11:45 AM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Kennyv - 06-13-2015, 01:39 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by PixMan - 06-13-2015, 02:46 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by zmotorsports - 06-13-2015, 04:38 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 06-13-2015, 04:53 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by Mayhem - 06-13-2015, 07:49 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 06-13-2015, 08:17 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 06-14-2015, 02:48 PM
RE: Looking At A Bigger Mill - by EdK - 06-14-2015, 02:49 PM
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